Improvement in metal bindings for oil-cloths



UNITED STATES' ATENT OFFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN METAL BINDINGS FOR OIL-CLOTHS, &c.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 119,035, dated September 19, 1871.

" To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL M. KNoWLEs, of New Bedford, in the coimty of Bristol, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Binding for Printed Carpeting, (or oilcloth carpeting;) and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description there 'ridge or support to the edge of the carpet. One

end of the strips are cut square, and the opposite end 'is formed in .such a manner as to form a lap or joint, through which holes are punched for the fastenings, Which consist of tacks or nails. To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I Will proceed to describe its construction, viz.:

Figure l is a longitudinal view of my invention as it appears on the under side, showing the hem or ridge B. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal view of my invention as it appears on the upper side, and

also joined to a similar strip. v Fig. 8 is a vienT of my invention as it appears When attached to the carpeting.

Fig. 1, A is a strip of tin or other metal With the edge folded or hemmed twice, forming ridge B with lap C, with holes D for fastenings. Fig. 2, A2 is a strip of tin or other metal, -With ridge B on under side, With lap O2 overlapping square end. of stripA2, With holes D2 for fastenings. Fig. 3, H is a piece of carpeting With binding A3 attached, With ridge B3 on under side, With laps C3 overlapping square ends of strips A3, with holes D3 for fastenings; the Whole forming a simple and durable binding' for oil-cloth carpetmg.

I do not claim any other kind of binding for carpets; but

What I claim as my invention is- The metallic binding A, With its ridge or lap B and overlapping ends D2 and C2 and D3, constructed as shown and described.

DANIEL M. KNOWLES.

Witnesses:

J. G. KNoWLEs, p

WM. A. NYE. (35.) 

